Milne, Hundred Acre Wood is part of a larger forest, with Owl’s house sitting right at the center. According to a map illustrating the books by A. Hundred Acre Wood is where Winnie-the-Pooh lives with his friends. 27 Writer who populated the Hundred Acre Wood : AA MILNE Duncan’s son Malcolm then succeeds to the Scottish throne. The title character assassinates the king, by stabbing him in his sleep. In William Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”, Duncan is the King of Scotland. The politics of food don’t get me started … 24 *Malcolm’s status at the end of “Macbeth”? : ALIVE AND KING (from “alive and kicking”) The argument is that all salt came from the sea if you look back far enough. In the US, sea salt doesn’t even have to come from the sea. The lobbyists have done their shameful job when it comes to the labeling of “sea salt”. The Wright Flyer made the first controlled and sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The city is also referred to as the “Birthplace of Aviation”, as it was in Dayton that Orville and Wilbur Wright built and improved the Wright Flyer. 21 “Birthplace of Aviation” : OHIOĭayton is a city in the southwest of Ohio that is famously home to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Astros moved from the National League to the American League starting in the 2013 season. The Astrodome was so called in recognition of the city’s long association with the US space program. 45s in 1965 when they started playing in the Astrodome. The Houston baseball team changed its name to the Astros (sometimes “’Stros”) from the Colt. 20 First baseball team to play in a dome : ASTROS A dually can carry more weight on the rear axle than a regular pickup. Here in North America, we call a pickup with four rear wheels (instead of two) a “dually”, a colloquial term. Pickup trucks are probably so called because they can be used to “pick up” bulky items from say a store, and then deliver them elsewhere. 17 *Litter collection vehicles? : PUP TRUCKS (from “pickup trucks”) Other classes are 1-A-O (conscientious objector available for noncombatant service), 4-A (registrant who has completed military service) and 4-D (Minister of religion). Class 1-A registrants are those available for unrestricted military service. In the event that a draft was held, men registered would be classified into groups to determine eligibility for service. The US government maintains information on all males who are potentially subject to military conscription, using what is called the Selective Service System (SSS). “Borer” is a name given to various species of insect that bore into the woody parts of plants. 5 Tarot suit : CUPSĪ deck of tarot cards is based on a traditional Italian pack, and so includes four suits: batons, coins, cups and swords. The cocktail known as a Cuba libre is basically a rum and Coke, although the traditional recipe also calls for a splash of lime juice. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
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